Gold Experience B1 Progress test 1

Name

Class

Grammar
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Choose the correct option for each sentence.

Thats my friend over there. She is wearing/wears a blue T-shirt.

What are you doing at the moment? I m reading/read a book.

It is raining/rains a lot in Scotland.

What are you doing/do you do when the weather is hot?

My friend is really clever. She always is doing/does well at school.

I m living/ live in Spain for a year because my mum has a job there.
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Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in
brackets.

What can I tell you about myself? Well, at the moment 1) Im sitting (sit) in my bedroom.
It 2) _______________ (rain) outside it 3) _______________ (rain) a lot here in Norway!
I 4) _______________ (live) with my parents in a city called Bergen.
Every day I 5) _______________ (walk) to school its not far away. I 6) _______________ (love)
football and 7) _______________ (play) it about four times a week.
My friends all really 8) _______________ (like) football too we are all football mad! I have an eightyear-old sister she 9) _______________ (sit) beside me right now.
What about you? 10) _______________ you _______________ (like) football?
What 11) _______________ you _______________ (do) in your free time?
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Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

visit / once a week / I / my aunt

I visit my aunt once a week.

tired / often / Im / on Friday evening

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now and then / go to the cinema / My friends and I

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usually / doesnt / It / in June / rain

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a lot of homework / get / most days / I

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me / never / to the beach / My mum / takes

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Vocabulary
4

Complete the sentences with these words.

bossy clever

confident shy sporty rude

John is really bossy. Hes always telling me what to do.

Hes so ______________ he never says please or thank you.

Im not very ______________ I never feel sure of myself.

Sara is ______________. Yes. Shes really intelligent, isnt she?

He doesnt like going to parties because hes really ______________ .

They play football every day and they go everywhere by bike theyre very ______________ .
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Choose the correct option for each sentence.

Heres a photo of my brother, Pablo. We look the same, but were very different. Pablo is a very
1) calm/lively person he doesnt get excited easily. At school hes very 2) serious/funny he works
hard and always listens to the teachers. Im quite 3) lazy/shy. I like laughing with my friends and
playing sport but I dont like doing my homework! We get a lot of 4) hard/easy maths homework, so I
usually ask Pablo to help me! There is one thing we both really like watching films. Together we have
a really 5) high/huge DVD collection. We love watching horror films theyre 6) excited/awesome!
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Complete each sentence with one word only.

I dont want to watch this film anymore. Im bored with it.

Im terrible ______________ maths.

Im really excited ______________ seeing you next week itll be great!

Are you good ______________ English? Can you help me with my homework?

Sara is really frightened ______________ dogs.

Sam is interested ______________ history he loves museums and old books.

Tim makes the whole class laugh with his jokes hes so ______________ !

Can you switch the light on? Im afraid ______________ the dark.

Im really fed ______________ with this rain! I want some sunshine.

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My friend Betti is brilliant ______________ cooking she makes great pizza!

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Jenny needs to sleep with the light on because shes ______________ of the dark.
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Listening
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Listen to Kate interviewing Alex about his life in Spain. Are the sentences (16) true (T)
or false (F)?

Alex is on holiday in Spain.

Alex is fed up with his new life.

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The students at Alexs school go to the park every lunch time.

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Alex is good at learning languages.

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Spanish people are really shy.

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Alexs Spanish friends are good at football.

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Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.

Whereabouts in Spain are you living?

Madrid is ______________ really warm and sunny.

Im really interested in ______________ too, so Im learning Spanish.

Do you ______________ a lot of friends at school?

I ______________ my friends at home, but I also love my Spanish friends.

Theyre really confident and ______________.

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Speaking
9

Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

what's / first / your / name

Whats your first name?

surname / Whats / your

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do / spell / you / that / How

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address / your / Whats

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nickname / your / Whats

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middle / your / name / Whats

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10

Match the questions (16) from Exercise 9 with the correct responses (af).

Ozzie. Its because Im really interested in Australia!

I dont have one my parents didnt give me one!

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15 Hope Terrace.

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Smith.

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S m i t h.

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Estelle.

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Reading

A year in Canada
TT:

Welcome to Teen Talk! Every week we chat to a teenager who lives in a different country.
We love finding out about different lifestyles and places! This week we talk to Gordon
Murdoch. Gordon usually lives in Scotland, but hes living in Canada for six months.
Whats Canada like? Is Gordon enjoying life there? Can you tell us about your family and
where you live, Gordon?

Gordon:

Well, my mum and dad are both Scottish. My dad has a job here for one year so my whole
family are living here. Were living in Vancouver which is a big city beside the sea. Its a
beautiful city. At the weekends we go walking in the mountains. Its winter now and my
sister and I go skiing every weekend. In summer there are lots of parks to visit and there are
some beautiful beaches too. It does rain a lot though!

TT:

Whats your school like?

Gordon:

Its great. The best thing about my school is the mountains I can see from the window. Im
interested in languages and Im learning French. Im really terrible at maths though!

TT:

How would you describe your Canadian friends?

Gordon:

Well, they are all very sporty. Everybody likes playing team games and being outdoors all
the time. At first, they seemed quite shy. I found them very calm and serious but when
you get to know them theyre actually really good fun. I have a lot of friends now. Oh
and theyre all brilliant at skiing!

TT:

Whats your favourite celebration in Canada?

Gordon:

Oh, thats easy! Its Canada Day the national day of Canada. Its in summer, so its
usually really good weather. They have barbecues, fireworks and concerts and everybody
has a big party. Im excited about next Canada day already!

TT:

Wow, Canada sounds amazing! Youre so lucky!

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Are the sentences (111) true (T) or false (F)?

Gordon lives in a small town in Canada.

Gordon comes from Scotland.

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Gordon is living in Canada for a year.

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He hasnt got a sister.

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The winters in Canada are very sunny.

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Gordon isnt interested in learning languages.

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Gordon isnt very good at maths.

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Gordons Canadian friends like sport.

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His Canadian friends are very noisy.

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Gordon likes Canada Day very much.

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Canada Day is in winter.

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12 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1

Where does Gordon usually live?

He usually lives in Scotland.

Is Vancouver a small town?

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What does Gordon usually do at the weekend?

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What is the best thing about Gordons school?

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What are Gordons friends very good at doing?

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What do Canadian people do on Canada Day?

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Match the bold words in the text with their meanings.

happy about something which is happening

excited

nervous with people you dont know

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very good

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very bad

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relaxed and not angry

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this person likes ball games and team games

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Writing
14

Complete the sentences with these words.

funny good lazy lively old quite

Madrid is quite an interesting city. There are lots of things to see there.

My house is __________ and doesnt have any heating. Its very cold in winter.

Brett is really __________ . He always makes me laugh.

My mum says Im __________ . I like to sleep a lot!

Im quite interested in watching football. Im not very __________ at playing it though.

Write to me. Im a very __________ person and I always have a lot to say!
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Join the sentences (16) in Exercise 14 with and, but, because or so.

Madrid is quite an interesting city because there are a lot of things to see there.

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Write a personal profile. Write about 100 words. Use these headings to help you.
Remember to join your sentences.

About me

Where I live

My family

My hobbies

What Im good at

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